Rural Development

Projet terminé

In the last few years, Lao PDR has been going through a period of unprecedented growth and change, with massive “land-hungry” Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese investments. This is particularly evident in the Northern Uplands, the remote and mountainous focus region of SDC support in Lao PDR, which is plagued by high incidence of poverty (52% in the uplands as compared to 20% in the lowlands) and chronic child malnutrition. The proposed program builds upon existing experiences of each donor and scales them up in initially three out of the eight provinces of the Northern Uplands of Laos. The Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for the coordination of the implementation of the program, done in conjunction with other line Ministries. Switzerland, as a key player in both, rural livelihoods and local planning in Lao PDR, has influenced strongly the design of the program in particular through the lessons learned from its extension, value chain and local governance projects. A joint evaluation of the first phase of the program is planned in 2013.

Pays/région Thème Période Budget
Laos
Agriculture et sécurité alimentaire
Politique agricole
Développement agricole
01.06.2009 - 31.03.2016
CHF 2'605'000
Direction/office fédéral responsable DDC
Crédit Coopération au développement
Partenaire de projet Partenaire contractuel
Institution étatique étrangère
  • National State Institute North
  • SDC Field Office


Budget Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF   2'605'000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF   2'229'664
Phases du projet

Phase 1 01.06.2009 - 31.03.2016   (Completed)